3L Daniellepatrice Payne (from left to right), 3L Taylor Guice, 2L Noah Seiden, 2L Savanna Janak, and 3L Daniel Harry placed as national semifinalists in the Trials and Tribulations National Trial Competition.
The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center is home to the nation’s 29th best moot court program, according to the latest annual rankings from the University of Houston Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Institute, which were released May 1.
It’s LSU Law’s highest placement on the rankings since before the global COVID-19 pandemic, when its ranking reached as high as No. 25 for the 2017-18 academic year. LSU Law Advocacy Program Director Professor Jeff Brooks said the latest ranking “is a testament to the hard work of the Board of Advocates, team members, and coaches.”
The rankings are based on competition results throughout the academic year. This year, LSU Law teams won two national championships and placed as national finalists and semifinalists in numerous competitions.
In addition to hosting the Moot Court National Championship, the Blakely Institute maintains the National Moot Court Rankings, which evaluate law schools based on their performance in more than 70 moot court competitions held throughout the academic year.
“We’ve also had great success with our trial, alternative dispute resolution, and transactional teams,” Brooks said. “Overall, it has been a truly remarkable year across the board for our advocacy teams!”
Here are some of LSU Law’s external moot court successes over the past academic year:
- Joshua Silverman and Christian Gallusser won the 2025 Fordham National Basketball Negotiation Competition, and Silverman also received the competition’s Best Advocate award.
- Jason Parker II and Lorin Staup won the 2025 National Energy and Sustainability Law Moot Court Competition.
- Raegan Nguyen, Taylor Guice, Desiree Perkins, and Will Wood won the Louisiana Battle of the Law Schools Mock Trial Competition. Guice also won the Best Overall Advocate award during the final round of competition.
- Caroline Hardy, Tanner Davis, and Daniel Philipose placed as national finalists in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.
- Taylor Guice, Daniel Harry, Savanna Janak, Daniellepatrice Payne, and Noah Seiden placed as national semifinalists in the Trials and Tribulations National Trial Competition Team.
- Courtney Fowler, Victoria Carrillo, Kaylee Odom, and Collin Tweedy placed as regional semifinalists in the ABA Client Counseling Competition
- Laura Bacon, Kenneth Nilsson, and Braelyn Brown placed as regional finalists in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
- Tyler Chance, David Gonzalez, Andrew Kuebel, Christian Lacoste, and Grant Murphy won multiple awards, including First Place, in the Michael Thorsnes International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot Competition.
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- 2Ls Christian Gallusser, left, and Joshua Silverman; National Champions, Fordham National Basketball Negotiation Competition
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- 3Ls Jason Parker, left, and Lorin Staup; National Champions, National Energy & Sustainability Law Moot Court Competition
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- 2L Daniel Philipose, left to right, 3L Caroline Hardy, and 2L Tanner Davis; National Finalists, National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
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- 3L Courtney Fowler, left to right, 3L Victoria Carrillo, 2L Kaylee Odom, and 2L Collin Tweedy; Regional Semifinalists, ABA Client Counseling Competition
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- Laura Bacon, left to right, Kenneth Nilsson, and Braelyn Brown; Regional Finalists, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
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- LSU Law Professor Nikolaos Davrados, left to right, David Gonzalez, Christian Lacoste, Tyler Chance, Grant Murphy, and LSU Law Professor Tom Galligan.
